7. Glossary – Definitions

Bio-inspiration; bio-inspiration

Creative process drawing inspiration from one or more living systems.

Biomimetics; biomimetics

A creative interdisciplinary process between biology and technology that aims to solve anthropocentric problems through the abstraction, transfer and application of knowledge from biological models.

Biomimétisme; biomimicry/biomimetism

A philosophy that takes nature as a model, particularly at an organizational level, in order to meet the challenges of sustainable development (social, environmental and economic).

Bionic; bionik

A discipline closely related to robotics, aimed at reproducing, augmenting or replacing biological functions with their electronic and/or mechanical equivalents....